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Building pyramids against the evolutionary emergence of pathogens.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 13 Mar 2024
Gandon Sylvain, Guillemet Martin, Gatchitch François, Nicot Antoine, Renaud Ariane C, Tremblay Denise M, Moineau Sylvain
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Mutations allowing pathogens to escape host immunity promote the spread of infectious diseases in heterogeneous host populations and can lead to major epidemics. Understanding the conditions that slow down this evolution is key for the development of durable control strategies against pathogens. Here, we use theory and experiments to compare the efficacy of three strategies for the deployment of resistance: (i) a...
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